What color is #575669?

#575669 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575669?

The RGB value is 87, 86, 105: 87 red, 86 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575669?

The complementary color is #686956, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575669?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575669 color

#575669 rgb(87, 86, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #575669 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 33.7% green and 41.2% blue (87, 86, 105).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 10% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#575669 color codes

HEX	`#575669`
RGB	`rgb(87, 86, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 33.7%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 10%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 18%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 18%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.3, 4.77, -10.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.3, 11.75, 293.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.808, 9.702, 14.718)`
Decimal	`5723753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575669, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #575669	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575669 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #575669 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575669; }
.text { color: #575669; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575669; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 86 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575669, #615669); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #575669?: #575669 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575669?: The RGB value is 87, 86, 105: 87 red, 86 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575669?: The complementary color is #686956, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575669?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.